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Hoboken woman, 20, charged with throwing baby girl on the ground, holding a knife to her neck: courts

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Yaritza M. Rivera, 20, of Hoboken appeared in Central Judicial Processing in Jersey City via video link from the Hudson County jail on the charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child and weapons offenses on April 10, 2014.

A 20-year-old Hoboken woman has been accused of throwing a 5-month-old girl to the ground and holding a knife to her neck on Wednesday in Jersey City.

Yaritza M. Rivera, who appeared in Central Judicial Processing in Jersey City today, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and two counts of aggravated assault.

After Rivera allegedly threw her on the ground, the 5-month-old girl sustained bruises to the left side of her face, according to court documents.

In addition to holding a knife to the 5-month-old girl's neck, Rivera is also accused of placing a knife against a man's side.

When Judge Margaret Marley asked her if she was suffering from depression, Rivera said "yes."

The Jersey City Police Department and the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office did not respond to multiple inquiries about Rivera's relationship to the two victims and the circumstances of the crime.

Marley said that Rivera's bail would be set later in the day in front of a Superior Court judge because the Special Victims Unit of the HCPO will be getting involved in the case.